Travel sick Boro's away day woes continued as they crashed on the road for the third successive time this term.

BRUISED Boro were sent reeling by rampant Blackpool as they suffred a third successive away day defeat in the Championship.

Boro were repeatedly ripped open by the pace and power of Ian Holloway's side on a dreadful night at rain-lashed Bloomfield Road.

Nathan Delfounso twice took advantage of defensive slips to give the home side a commanding lead and Blackpool could have had more goals in a devastating first 45 minutes before Boro somehow clawed one back through Andre Bikey in stoppage time before the break.

And Boro almost levelled in a lively start to the second half but Blackpool soon regained control and first impressive Thomas Ince slotted home a third then Elliott Grandin sealed if from the spot.

Boro made two changes from the side that beat Ipswich 2-0, Marvin Emnes returning from compassionate leave in Surinam and Muzzy Carayol made his first league start in place of youngsters Luke Williams and Adam Reach.

Blackpool were quickly on the attack and carved out the first chance on four minutes as Ferguson picked out Taylor-Fletcher on the left to send a low 25 yard effort drifting wide.

Then two minutes later Gomes send Ince storming down the inside right channel to rifle in a 20 yard effort that Steele did well to push over.

And soon after a neat Taylor-Fletcher back heel played Ince free in the box but the flag went up for offside before he slotted home.

But the pressure told as Blackpool took the lead on nine minutes as NATHAN DELFOUNSO - making his debut after a loan move from Villa - took advantage of a defensive lapse.

The striker nipped between static Friend and Bikey to latch onto a quick ball to the edge of the box from Taylor-Fletcher then casually scooped over the advancing Steele.

Boro could have had one back on 11 minutes as Hoyte got down the right and delivered into the box for Ishmael Miller to chest down for Grant Leadbitter but his 12 yard drive was well saved.

Blackpool almost had a second on 13 minutes as Ince wriggled down the right and crossed into a crowded box for Taylor-Fletcher to power in a downward header that hit Steele's legs and was scrambled away.

There was more danger on 20 minutes as Delfounso nodded down in the box for Taylor-Fletcher but Bikey arrived with a robust saving tackle before the striker could unleash his shot leaving the home fans and dug-out screaming for a penalty.

Boro seemed to shore it up for a spell with some midfield graft that briefly halted Blackpool's relentless waves of attacking.

But Blackpool almost got a second out of the blue on 27 minutes as full-back Crainey carried the ball down the left then cracked in a speculative effort from distance that took a deflection off Kevin Thomson that sent Steele full length to make a superb save.

Boro almost broke through on the half-hour as Carayol chipped a quick ball forward for Miller to shrug aside defender Cathcart to go clear on goal but the referee whistled harshly for a foul.

And they went closer still on 34 as a Blackpool attack broke down and Boro countered quickly as a well weighted Josh McEacharn ball sent Miller down the inside right channel and into the box but with just the keeper to beat he lashed his angled drive into the side netting.

But Blackpool responded with a second on 35 minutes and again Boro's defence were at fault.

Ince closed down and easily robbed Friend as he dithered over the ball on the left then squared across the edge of the box for NATHAN DELFOUNSO to stroke home his second.

Boro had a chance on 39 minutes as Carayol raced down the left and crossed in for Miller to bundle goalwards from six yards but the flag was up.

Straight up the other end Ferguson crossed in to the penalty spot for Delfounso but his downward header bounced up and over the bar.

Boro threatened on the stroke of half-time as Hoyte got down the right and crossed for Miller to chest down but Leadbitter's 15 yard effort screwed wide.

But they pulled a goal back in a scrappy spell in stoppage time as a powerful Bikey header hit Friend then flew against the bar from a McEachran corner.

Then when it was scrambled away, Leadbitter pushed it back out wide for McEachran who pumped it back into the crowd for ANDRE BIKEY to head home his first goal for the club.

HALF-TIME: BLACKPOOL 2 BORO 1

Boro started brightly after the break and with Carayol pushing down the left,they were taking the play to the home side.

And they went close to a leveller on 49 minutes as after a crisp move Thomson found Carayol in the box and when he cut it back McEachran drilled in low shot that sent Gilks full length to save at the far post.

Blackpool hit back as Ince twice fired over from tight angles after getting down the right.

On 50 minutes Thomson was booked after a foul on former rangers team-mate Ferguson.

Then Blackpool regained control with a third goal on 55 minutes.

A neat slotted pass by Delfounso sent THOMAS INCE cutting into the box from the left to wriggle past his marker and draw Steele then slip a low angled shot home from eight yards.

On 59 minutes Boro sent on Lukas Jutkiewicz for ineffective Emnes.

Boro won a free-kick 25 yards out on 61 minutes but Leadbitter's piledriver sizzled wide.

Blackpool went close soon after as Ince wriggled down the left and picked out Gomes in space at the far post but the midfielder miscued and screwed his shot well wide.

Boro continued to press and threatened as first Bikey slammed a free-kick wide then after a tussle on the edge of the box Carayol sent his effort just over.

It was all a change on 71 minutes as Blackpool brought on Dicko, Grandin and Matt Phillips for Taylor-Fletcher, Gomes and Ince while Boro introduced Ledesma and Zemmama for Miller and Carayol.

Blackpool's sub Phillips almost scored with his first touch as a cross deflected off Friend in the box to his feet but alert Steele turned his and his first time stabbed shot onto the bar.

And they thought they had a fourth on 81 minutes as Grandin fired in a ball for Delfounso to head home but the flag was up.

But Blackpool did seal it on 86 minutes, ELLIOTT GRANDIN slammingin from the spot after out-paced Bikey brought him down in the box.

Boro had a chance at the death as Jutkiwicz knocked a high ball down for Ledesma but his shot flew wide.

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